Bell Jr. v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 PHILLIP BELL JR., et al., Case No. 24-cv-05545-JST
8 Plaintiffs,
ORDER RESOLVING MOTIONS TO
9 v. DISMISS
10 SADDLEBACK VALLEY UNIFIED Re: ECF No. 88, 89, 90 SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., 11 Defendants.
12 13 I. BACKGROUND1 14 Because the facts are well-known to the parties and the Court has summarized the 15 background of this action in detail in its prior order, ECF No. 85, the Court will not repeat them 16 here in full. In sum, this case concerns allegations by Plaintiffs Phillip Bell Jr. (“Bell Jr.”), the 17 father of Phillip Bell III (“Phillip III”); Maria Lorna Barnes, the maternal grandmother of Phillip 18 III; and Anthony Barnes, the maternal grandfather of Phillip III. They contend that Defendants 19 worked individually and in concert to interfere with Plaintiffs’ familial relationship with Phillip 20 III, including interfering with the enforcement of a court custody order and arranging for the 21 transportation and housing of Phillip III without Plaintiffs’ consent,…